The Blank Sheet

The story of 0 idea and feeling

The blank sheet

Deep down my heart knocks my head and says- 

do something, something creative and unique.

And, brain acts to be obedient, so 

gives command to my hand to take paper, colors, pens and stationery box.

Let's draw something, but what?

To find the answer of it, brain runs miles and miles

goes higher and higher to moon, dives deep and deep till seabed

but, finds nothing. What a shame!

Sorry, I can't create anything unique, said brain.

The heart melts and says nothing.

Heart felt sad as kings do when their commands are refuted!

It gets angry but says nothing.

Then, another fine day, heart knocks again,

Have you got anything creative, heart asks?

Brain wonders and looks up and down

then right to left, and then he goes.

Let me try writing something today, brain says.

Takes the laptop and logs in to the Writerscafe.org.

Login successful after 3 fail trials of incorrect password or email.

Scrolls up then down. Opens some tabs and reads previous writing, actually trying reading it.

Sorry! I failed again, brain repents.

Heart felt injustice with his suggestion

as the prisioner who never did a crime but behind the bars

requests plea which went missing or fallen to deaf ears.

Brain trying to be kind this time and says

let me do something new today!

I think I can stitch, but what?

Goes to the cupboard and pulls out the piece of cloth.

The creamy satin like a soft melting icecream.

Takes the phone and googles some trendy clothing style.

Goes to Libas.in, Nykaa fashion and the loom

Swirls from one tab to another, one application to another application

swift switches to google and then instagram...then instagram to google.

Ah! I don't like these designs. And this one is difficult pattern I can't make.

That one is off fashion, for this style, I won't get the material

Quit now! I don't feel to do it now.

Sorry! I tried my best, brain cried before heart

Heart also had damp eyes.

What's happening with us? Why can't we do something new?

What's that you and I need to change, stop or start? Heart questions.

We need to relax. We can't present true we until we mean it, Brain replied.

Huh! Let's go for relaxing and 0 multitasking, heart held brain's hand.

~Gul

Reviews

[emmajoygreen]

' What's that you and I need to change, stop or start? Heart questions. We need to relax. We can't present true we until we mean it, Brain replied.
Huh! Let's go for relaxing and 0 multitasking, heart held brain's hand' I gently smiled through your poem, admiring all the ways you tried to do what you wanted. How and what to do, when . how to complete? Brain, heart and desire doing little or nothing to co-operate!
Your phrasing is so natural, Gul: explains how it happens, no pretence but honest fact. amusing but frustrating. But even that comes out in a light hearted way however, not angry, more calm than anything. A fun, honest and very smoothly written piece of fiction wrapped in poetic harmony. Great finish! Many thanks for sharing. :)

[Gul]

Thanks Emmajoygreen!